Qinhuangdao (Simplified Chinese: 秦皇島) is a city in the Hebei
Province, in China. It is located approx. 300 km east of Beijing,
on the Bo Hai (see Bohai Sea), the innermost gulf of the Yellow
Sea.
Since the elevation of Tianjin to a provincial-level
municipality, Qinhuangdao is the chief port of Hebei province. The
Qin emperor Qin Shi Huang is said to have sought immortality on an
island in the Haigang district, but did not find it.
Qinhuangdao has three main developed areas:
Beidaihe: a seaside resort. Many political
decisions affecting China are made here, making it the eqivalent to
resorts in Maine or Camp David in Maryland in the United
States.?
Haigang District: the harbor city. Qinhuangdao
proper. Home of Yan Shan University, the leading university in NE
Hebei province.?
Shanhaiguan: a popular tourist destination,
featuring the eastern end of the Great Wall.
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Qinhuangdao's Olympic Sports Centre Stadium will be used as an
Olympic Competition Venue (Football Preliminary) during the 2008
Summer Olympics.?(wikipedia.org)